Freedom Wars Introduces The Heroine And Your Rival

You’re not the only trapped in a prison for centuries. Freedom Wars has other key characters like Beatrice "Lilly" Anastasi voiced by Akiba’s Trip 2 voice actress Eriko Nakamura. Junichi Suwabe (Archer in Fate/stay) is Able "Strafe" Balto, a rival character in Freedom Wars.

Based on the new character reveal of Beatrice and how she reacts to the male MC in the game, this looks much more like a JRPG that will actually involve some kind of romance between the MC and a character in-game.

Male MC was shown in the trailer though, as you can also make a female MC if you wish, and presumably Beatrice will react the same way. Perhaps there will be a change in dialogue for different genders.

Why is this important you ask?
Because single player mode is confirmed!!!!

Croix Zapp

Damn you beat me to it =<
so here's my like

TheExile285

Wow 0.0

Derry Santoso

The trailer looks freakin’ cool!! XD

Ric Vazquez

I jizzed my pants with hype.

http://amc9988.deviantart.com/ amc99

Since this is gonna get localize it will be able to heal my wounded heart that is still waiting for GE2 english version…

Prinnydoom

When did they say they were gonna localise it?

chibiwall

This is sony, not scamco, they probably will bring it in Oct/Dec

TheCynicalReaper

I like your logic, and your hope
I’ll take it, chibiwall. I’ll adopt that hope too.

This game is far more interesting than GE2 anyway, though I’d prefer to have both

chibiwall

I haven’t lost hope in GE2 too. But for Freedom Wars I’m pretty sure it will come: it’s a AAA 2nd party, it’s already translated in english and if you think about it the only games which they didn’t localize are those of namco, visual novel and mmorpg.
However I believe in GE2 because was a very long project and it would be a waste of potential sales if they don’t bring it here, but time is crucial, they can’t announce all the “hunting games” togheter, so the timeline of events should be this
- now we have Toukiden and Ragnarok Ace
> SS: Delta tomorrow in Japan
- SS: Delta in the West, probably June
> Freedom Wars in Japan, June
- FW in the west, November

Now they can insert GE2, but it would be in conflict with some of the other, the best would be before SS Delta, but this mean that all the releases could be postponed

MaximDualBlade

SSDelta in May. 3-4 months between a hunting is the sweet spot ;) And honestly if they are going to release a “complete” version of God Eater 2(just in case they are planning it already), I prefer to wait, especially if we get Delta and Freedom Wars before.

Prinnydoom

Hmmm Lets wait and see. But if this is anything like god eater then we should see it soon. It looks to good to pass up thats for sure.

MaximDualBlade

august-september

Go2hell66

would much rather have GE2

Raze

And why is that?

Daniel Jeanbaptiste

why question someone preference

Raze

I’m just asking

Is that wrong?

Go2hell66

from what i’ve seen of the two games. GE2 looks infinitely better between the two.

Raze

Well yeah….GE2 looks faster and all…
Too bad the enemies were just recycle from GE DLC aragami from PSP…

Still need to play this one first before giving my verdict though….

Somebodyissilent

Why choose one? Find a way to have both.

Go2hell66

i will if they both get localised.

Somebodyissilent

We can only hope.

chibiwall

They are both great and pretty different imho

http://amc9988.deviantart.com/ amc99

Me too, Alisa is in it after all, but Bamco seems to forsaken the west already

Lemski07

wot

SHSL Big Bro

Is it me or does Jouji Nakata voice that bara dude with the white hair?

DyLaN

Yes.

tubers

Youtube vid: 1:18 and 1:24.

PLEASE! Let Allied Abudctors be part of active combat! That’d be insane in the handheld genre!

http://epiclyamazing.wordpress.com/ AzureNova

That was an awesome trailer. My fight for freedom will begin! ……..As soon as they localize it that is lol.

I guess he could do that, but imagine how long it would take him to grow it past his knees! And then he’d need like five boxes of dye @.@.

http://zenkostickfighter.blogspot.com/ Zenko404

Ragna? Dante? Archer? Where? (And all three have red clothes too xD )

Kumiko Akimoto

I like how i knew just enough japanese to understand what’s going on with the girl but are you going to have a girlfriend when you’re a girl?
and he seems more like anti hero than just a rival, considering he messed up your mission and such.

Kornelious

Bad-ass rival, Cute love interest, Epic sword fights, and just down right epicness…..THIS GAME LOOKS AWESOME!!! :D
If this doesn’t get localized I will cry :’( it’s gotta be the best hunting game anticipated right now, and could be one of the top hunting games :)

jamurjamban

this game will 99% get localized :D

Vash bane

the game does look nice but best hunting game is too long a stretch :p there’s a lot of contenders. personally ive been losing interest in the game only when I see these articles here that I get interested in it xP

Roberto

this keep getting better and better

Tincho Kudos

Wow looks even better! Love the designs of the characters

chroma816

Shit this best be coming over the US. I’d love to play this.

TheAnswerisback

;Lol watch once they localize this game God eater 2 will follow suit but by that time its to late I’d be to busy hooked on this game as good as it seems

Vash bane

im curious if its going to be called burst or something if it releases …i’m still curious of the story in GE2 :p

Earthjolly

Awesome. Seems this will be like Soul Sacrifice wheres theres an emphasis on the story

Firekitty

Sooo if I play a female character, do they switch places so the dude is the love-interesty Damsel in Distress and the lady is my rival? Because otherwise I’m really curious how they’re going to make this work with the gender option…

Though maybe it’s the MALE PCs who will be out of place there, given that her nickname is ‘Lilly’…

Either way, I hope this means we get some suggestive scenes with Abel, too…

artemisthemp

Sony announce release date already

Skeptika Crediblus

Wait, it has Archer in it? How do I not know about these things?

Steven Higgins

I never liked hunting games, but the more I see of this one, the more I want it.
And now I have the urge to name my character Cain.

Alexandra Cordes

First of all, AKIRA ISHIDA VOICES A CHARACTER FOR THE LOVE OF BURNSIDE I AM SO HAPPY I COULD JUST… NOTHING HAD BETTER HAPPEN TO HIM–*cough* Anyway…

Since we can change our character’s sex, does that mean the heroine becomes a… well, a male?
Probably not, but if she’s the love interest… oh boy, that’ll be interesting for all of the female players. XD

Vash bane

and there’s going to be ALOT of female characters

Rita Tong

I’m of the opinion if you’re going to make a love interest that reacts the same regardless of gender, they better be really freaking adorable. Like hnnnnng want to squish and hug them adorable. Then I forgive you.

Plus it’s a white haired bishie. We all know how those end up.

Vash bane

so this “rival” is another faction or something? seeing as he has ….er whatsyoucallit abductor? or is he the antagonist orsomething?

the games story and music intrigues me. but if its going to be like anything @ritatong:disqus says then I might just hate the story and just like the music and setting. lol

SHSL Big Bro

So we have Kotomine Kirei as an Ally and Archer as a Rival. Great.

Kaetsu

Please explain.

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